Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 26, 1809
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 42
Additional Source Text:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 1 Mar 1810 adds: "Executed and presented by Mr. First"
Notes:
The Library Company of Philadelphia holds the original dies for this medal honoring physician Benjamin Rush (1746-1813).
The creator and donor Moritz Fürst (1782-1841) was an American artist of Jewish-Slovak origin. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1807 and in 1808 settled in Philadelphia, where he set up business as a seal and steel engraver and die-sinker. He was subsequently employed by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia and soon received recognition as an early American medalist.
